Why a 26-Year-Old Song Is Suddenly Everywhere

Jennifer Lawrence’s Die My Love, Celine Song’s Materialists, and Lena Dunham’s new show all commit to the same old duet, in ...
Taste of Country on MSN

Country’s No. 1 Digital Song Is an AI Smash, But Who Is Breaking Rust?

This week, an AI-powered country act named Breaking Rust topped an important 'Billboard' chart with a song called "Walk the ...

'Made for you and me:' Woody Guthrie's iconic anthem 'This Land is Your Land' turns 85 in 2025

Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie, then 27, penned what became to be known as "This Land Is Your Land" on Feb. 23, 1940, in New ...
Louder

"It had a second life through social media, eight years after the album!" This is what it’s like when your song goes viral almost a decade after you released it, according t…

The Last Stand has racked up some impressive numbers through social media, despite not being the album’s biggest hit when it ...

Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the Edmund Fitzgerald. This is what the song got wrong.

Gordon Lightfoot’s The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was released less than a year after the ship sank and became an instant ...
The New York Times

Was There a Song of This Summer?

Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks. By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica Don’t let anyone — even this very newsletter — tell you differently: The last day of ...
NPR

'Songs for Other People's Weddings' is an experiment in music and prose

The singer-songwriter Jens Lekman released this song more than 20 years ago. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF YOU EVER NEED A STRANGER (TO SING AT YOUR WEDDING)") JENS LEKMAN: (Singing) If you ever need a ...
Taste of Country

10 Tucker Wetmore Songs That Show What This Rising Star is All About

Tucker Wetmore's best songs make a strong case that this country newcomer is here to stay. In a lot of ways, Wetmore is following in the footsteps of stars like Morgan Wallen, as well as his tour ...